Oedipus Rex is a story of hubris, of fate, of murder and last but not least, incest. At first glance, the classic Greek tragedy seems like a peculiar choice for a collaboration between the Mustard Seed Drama Society, the Provincial Boom Commission Art Collective, Verb Theatre, and University of Calgary’s own Development Studies Club. However,… Continue reading Mustard Seed actors find humour in Greek tragedy
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Fool For Love opening salvo for Mike Griffin
By Alicia Ward
Intense and all-consuming desire takes to the Taking Flight festival stage at the University of Calgary in Fool For Love. The catch? The lovers are brother and sister. Don’t turn away just yet. This beautiful story of passion, complications and sorrow will captivate and intrigue you. “Throughout the play we look at and examine memory… Continue reading Fool For Love opening salvo for Mike Griffin
Learn to mend a broken heart in Lunchbox Theatre’s Mr. Fix It
By Alicia Ward
Some people might think that the play Mr. Fix It is just another feel good romantic comedy — and they’re right. Long time Calgary playwright Caroline Russell-King wrote Mr. Fix It for Lunchbox Theatre in the hopes that people will be able to “have a break, to have a laugh, that’s what Lunchbox is all… Continue reading Learn to mend a broken heart in Lunchbox Theatre’s Mr. Fix It
Jewel tells a tale of loss on Valentine’s Day
The year is 1985 and Marjorie Clifford is telling the story of a tragedy that occurred three years prior — the sinking of the offshore oil rig Ocean Ranger. Like the Titanic, the Ocean Ranger was deemed unsinkable, yet it went down not far from where the Titanic sank. Jewel, a production put on by… Continue reading Jewel tells a tale of loss on Valentine’s Day
Ground Zero Theatre ain’t selling out
Ground Zero Theatre is hoping to teach their audience something with their latest production: success and selling out are not necessarily the same thing. Speed the Plow, written by David Mamet, is the story of Bobby Gould (Trevor Leigh), a Hollywood producer conflicted between a money-making, action-packed, soul-destroying film and an artsy picture. Ryan Luhning… Continue reading Ground Zero Theatre ain’t selling out
Calgary actors air out their Dirty Laundry
On Monday nights, Calgary theatres go dark to allow the actors to rest up for the week of hard work ahead. But since 1999, some brave actors have used these breaks to craft engaging and entertaining serialized improvisational theatre. “It gives us a chance to just play,” says Karen Johnson-Diamond, cofounding producer of Dirty Laundry.… Continue reading Calgary actors air out their Dirty Laundry
30 hours of non-stop sleep-deprived fun
Loose Moose Theater has been entertaining Calgary since its formation in 1977. As well as hitting the local scene, the group has travelled across Canada and around the world, gaining renown for innovation and excellence in improvisational comedy. Loose Moose will raise the bar in their unique genre even further when they host a 30-hour… Continue reading 30 hours of non-stop sleep-deprived fun
Ignite! explodes into Calgary
Sage Theatre’s Ignite! Festival is all about showcasing the outstanding talents of an eclectic group of emerging professional artists from all over Canada. Situated in artistically booming Calgary, it offers an opportunity for both diversely talented artists and devoted art appreciators to network and explore what Canadian artists have to offer in the areas of… Continue reading Ignite! explodes into Calgary
Musical Evil Dead a bloody good time
By Lisa Nguyen
Rebecca Northan, who stars as Annie in Evil Dead: The Musical, found her love of theatre doing improvisation in Calgary’s own Loose Moose Theatre when she was 16 and it remains one of her favourite venues to perform in. A professor once told Northan, a University of Calgary drama graduate, about the importance of getting… Continue reading Musical Evil Dead a bloody good time
Festival helps student artists take flight
By Amanda Hu
A performance festival completely run by students. The notion, at first glance, could ring to some as the painful exercise of a rag-tag bunch of “future performers” taking the show out of their parents’ basements and onto the stage. The University of Calgary drama department’s fifth-annual Taking Flight festival proves otherwise, as artists from the… Continue reading Festival helps student artists take flight